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Community guidelines

Welcome to the BabyCentre community, where you can share your stories, photos and thoughts, while connecting with others. Our community is a place of personal expression, where we value an honest and supportive exchange of ideas and experiences. In order to keep this a place where differences in philosophies, beliefs, opinions and parenting styles are welcomed, please help us by following these simple rules.

* Solicit for adoptable children or an adoptive family on BabyCentre in any area, public or private. There are many safe and reputable places to make arrangements for adoption; however, BabyCentre is not designed to be that sort of resource.

* Advertise or sell products or services to others (unless posted in a journal marked ‘commercial’ or the Parent-owned business group).

Please remember that everything you read in our community is from other members. As our community is so large, BabyCentre does not monitor or verify the information posted by our members. We rely on you to keep us informed of violations and messages that break our guidelines.

The information posted in our groups and journals, including advice and opinions related to medical matters, is the responsibility of the members who create the posts. To read more about responsibilities and potential harm to you and your children arising from user posts, click here.

Our User rights and responsibilities apply to all of your participation on our website.

Please note: BabyCentre reserves the right to delete any post and ban any member at any time for any reason, with or without warning. We have no obligation to delete content that you find personally objectionable or offensive. We reserve the right to modify these rules with or without notice at any time.

By participating in our community you are agreeing to abide by the spirit and letter of our guidelines, and to submit to their interpretation and enforcement by our Community Managers. Community Managers will enforce our community guidelines.

We won't publicly mention member discipline - including warnings and suspensions - and we ask that you don't either.

Group admins may place additional rules within their group; those rules do not override these community guidelines and Community Managers will not enforce those additional rules.

Group admins are volunteers who help to keep our community running smoothly. They do not work for BabyCentre, so if you have any concerns or worries you should always contact the BabyCentre Community Managers for assistance - LyndaBC or DanniBC.

Our community is monitored. If you see anything that breaks guidelines please use 'report this'.

your growing child

7 month old, fourth week

Your baby's emotions are now more obvious. She may blow a kiss to familiar people, and even repeat it if you clap in appreciation. Over the next few months, your baby may learn to understand moods and show the first signs of empathy. Read More

8 month old, first week

Your baby's newfound mobility means that he's now entering the land of bumps and falls. These are an inevitable part of childhood, and although your heart may occasionally skip a beat or two, try to enjoy watching him explore. Read More

8 month old, second week

Your baby's exploring objects by shaking them, banging them, dropping them and throwing them before falling back on the tried-and-tested method of gumming them. The idea that you do something to an object is beginning to emerge. Read More

8 month old, third week

Your baby's vision, previously about 20/40 at best, is now almost adult-like in its clarity. Though your baby's short-range sight is still best, his long-range vision is good enough to recognise people and objects across a room. Read More

8 month old, fourth week

Once your baby starts standing and cruising (moving around upright while holding onto furniture), you may wonder if shoes are necessary. Until your baby is walking around outside regularly, most pediatricians don't think so. Read More

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